Thursday, July 30, 2015

Good morning and Happy Monday! I thought I had set this project to post with the 4 Crafty Chicks challenge last Thursday but I didn't get back in to check it. (I guess my memory is just not working lately!)

I know its a little late, but there is still lots of time to enter our 4 Crafty Chicks challenge this week - the theme is ANYTHING GOES. It just doesn't get any easier than that!

I made this card for my Mom's birthday and she absolutely loved it! Lavender is her favorite color and I just love the way it goes with the teal. The butterfly was stamped 5 times and cut and layerer to achieve a 3-D look. I love the way this one turned out!

Here is a close up of the butterfly:

I also want to take a minute to thank our wonderful guest designers for the month of July.

I have really enjoyed all of your wonderful creations! I hope to see you around blogland! Hugs!

So, like I said, you still have time to enter your ANYTHING GOES project over at 4 Crafty Chicks! While you are there leave some love for the rest of the DT - they are sure a wonderful group of ladies!

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Good morning! So, I am a bit off balance lately with my card creations - This week at 4 Crafty Chicks Tamie has challenged us to a Clean And Simple card - well, last week I did the challenge and picked Christmas In July.

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Good morning! I am just running so late this month! Today is Friday which means I am a day late for the new challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks! And I am hostess!!!

This weeks theme is Christmas In July!

I decided on a 3-D project for this week. An Ice Skate! Now, this didn't get embellished as well as I would have liked (again that being behind thing!) but I love how this turned out!

This is an SVG file from SVGcuts.com. Mary has some pretty amazing stuff! I used my Cricut Explore to cut this all out and then added some ribbon and gems to embellish. Now, had I been more on top of things I would have added some Christmas Greenery in the top instead of that terrible tissue paper, or at least something pretty.

So, head on over to 4 Crafty Chicks and see all the beautiful inspiration the girls have made this week. We have 2 wonderful Guest Designers - Cathy & Kerri - and they have brought some beautiful talent to share with you all this month too!

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Today over at 4 Crafty Chicks Leanne is our hostess and she says NO STAMPING!. I made a quick Thank You card using the Cricut Explore - I don't think the machine writing would qualify as stamping would it? I love how this machine will write for me!!! Sure beats my messy handwriting!

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Hello and welcome to my blog! Thanks for stopping by and having a look! I am a wife, mother of 2 (almost) grown children, insurance agent and avid crafter. I am a consultant for Close To My Heart and enjoy sharing my love of paper crafting with others. I live in a small town in Central Illinois. When I am not working or spending time with my family you can usually find me in my little corner of the world trying to create something beautiful.